Star Wars Dark Side

Florida here we come (in about 8 months lol).

The registration for the Star Wars Dark Side was on Tuesday and we got registered pretty smoothly.  It looks like the 10K is what is selling out not the half or the challenges.  I tried to make a video of the registration process but it's so hectic that I just kind of gave up.  I think next time I will strap the Gopro to my chest rather than hold the camera.

We got the kiddo registered for the 10K and the hubby and I are doing the Dark Side Challenge.  I am pretty terrified not gonna lie.

I figured I would give a few tips about how we get registered

*Take the morning off.  Don't try to do it at work.  We always take the first two hours off the morning of.  We brew some tea, get logged on about 10 minutes prior and have at least 3 different web browsers up.
*Have an Active account and remember your password.  You can do this beforehand at www.active.com
*Have your credit card handy.  You only get 15 minutes from start to finish so have your card out and ready to pay.  We actually use two separate accounts our joint for the hubby and my personal for me & the kiddo.  Because the hubby and I always pay the same amount I don't want to risk my card getting rejected because of fraud concerns.
*Register for the one that fills up the fastest first.  I always register the kiddo for the 10K first because those are the ones that are filling up fastest.  I open up the 10K in one browser window and then go over to another browser window and start my registration.  The hubby does his on the tablet.
*Know the cost ahead of time. Active adds about $22 on top of the registration fee.  Be prepared so you aren't shocked.
*Figure out if you want extras.  They offer extra's like a track jacket, tumbler, pins, kids ears etc.  Know ahead of time if you are going to do that.  The pins are about $17, the jackets are about $100.  We sometimes buy pins but we don't really buy the jackets, tumblers etc because we don't know what they look like.  We would rather spend the money on wine glasses, I Did it Shirts, and then take a look at the jackets before we buy them.  The track jackets are only about $75 at the Expo.  If they sold I Did It Shirts with registration we would be all over that though.  (With that being said if you want good Expo stuff get there early.  I will do a blog post about that when we go in November)
*Get excited and prepare to train..  You are all registered now get excited that you get to run the most Magical Race out there.

We are looking to book the hotel by the end of the month.  I am leaning towards Port Orleans Riverside because we LOVED the French Quarter last year but want to try out every hotel before we duplicate.  I am also  looking into Caribbean Beach, the Lodges at Fort Wilderness, and Yacht Club (yeah never gonna happen unless someone gives me money out of the goodness of their heart or I win the lottery lol)

I hope everyone who wanted to get registered did and that you run your best race ever.  If you have any opinions about hotels to stay at let me know.

Ideal Day at Disneyland Part 2

Here is my long overdue post about the second half of my ideal day at Disney.

Head back to the parks - After we had a nice relaxing time at the pool we would head through Downtown Disney.  We would hit up the Lego store and get the kiddo a bucket of Lego's while the hubby get's a Starbucks at the new one.

Head to California Adventure - We would then head into California Adventure and go watch the Red Car Trolley Newsboys perform and then go see Frozen - Live at Hyperion.  I LOVED the Aladdin show (mostly cause I love Aladdin) so I am sad that they got rid of that show but I have heard amazing things about the Frozen show.

Head to Disneyland - Then we would head over to Disneyland and grab some cotton candy and Mickey Ice Cream Bar and then go ride Buzz Lightyear, followed by Astro Orbiter while the kiddo and I rode Astro Orbiter a few times the hubby would go grab fast passes for Splash Mountain or Big Thunder.  Then you have to go to Star Traders and see what awesome Star Wars items they have.  Then we would head over and go through Tarzans Tree House, Haunted Mansion, and Pirates.  We would so some shopping in New Orleans Square before checking in to our Fantasmic Dinner reservation at the Blue Bayou.  The kiddo LOVES this restaurant event hough the ride is not his favorite.  I really do enjoy it too.  The Filet Minion and Blue Bayou Au Gratin Potatoes are super yummy   

It would be fast pass time for either Splash Mountain or Big Thunder so we would head over there and ride that then we would go chill out for a bit waiting for Fantasmic in the reserved area.  The hubby would probably go grab us some popcorn or ice cream to snack on right before the show starts. After Fantasmic is over they let you sit there and watch the fireworks show so we would hang out there.  After the fireworks we would head over to ride Astro Orbiter one more time before trying to catch the last showing of Paint the Night (although this will not happen again because they are canceling it so sad :(.  When the kiddo found out he cried) Then we would hit up Main Street for some shopping and then head back to the hotel for a good night sleep.

What is your ideal day at Disney?